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Status quo and challenges of rice production in sub-Saharan Africa

Significant efforts in agronomic research for development have been undertaken to address the challenges in rice cultivation in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite these efforts and achievements, considerable yield gaps in researcher-managed trials as well as farmers’ fields persist. The objectives of this paper...

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Farmer-led popularization and dissemination of new rice varieties in Telangana help close the seed gap

Even though Telangana is one of the leading rice-producing states in India, the awareness and options around new varieties among a significant number of...

New rice variety creates game-changing opportunities for farmers in the Haor Basin of Bangladesh 

The Haor Region has been experiencing early-season flash floods almost every year. The flash floods completely inundate rice fields immediately before...

Mechanized seeding provides farmers with groundbreaking improvements in productivity, profits, and livelihoods

Bikram Palatasingh. a smallholder farmer in Puri District, took more than 20 years to be able to buy agricultural machines. But, without any formal training...

What is in a label? Examining the influence of cultural and colonial heritage on preferences and willingness to pay for local and international rice labels in Senegal

At a time when policymakers in several countries across sub-Saharan Africa are seeking to increase production and importantly the appeal of local rice,...

Rice variety preferences in Bangladesh: What is the role of public breeders?

It has been suggested that public breeders should put more emphasis on the integration of public good aspects into their work as compared to private enterprises,...

Diversifying rice-based cropping systems under natural farming in Uttar Pradesh with peppermint

Farmers in the Barabanki Region of Uttar Pradesh started cultivating peppermint to improve their profits. Peppermint is a short-term cash crop that fits...

Rice demand and production projections for 2050: Opportunities for achieving self-sufficiency in Nepal

The present trends of demand and supply of rice, in general, revealed that it would be difficult to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production in Nepal...

Adoption and performance of direct-seeded rice technology in the Philippines

Rice is one of the major food cash crops in the Philippines, yet the cost of producing it in the country remains higher than the other top rice-producing...

Climate-Smart Villages in Southeast Asia: The pivotal role of seed systems in rice-based landscapes

Given the aggravating nature of climate change impacts, rice farming will increasingly rely on improved resilience to climate variability and extremes....

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